Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-30
GETTING A RAILROAD.
The Way Sioux Falls Worked the
Manitoba Busineas.

The Way Sioux Falls Worked the
Manitoba business.
Sioux Falls Press: As the Press pre-
dieted, Sioux Falls has risen equal to
the occasion when the time
came for doing something more than.
Talk about securing connection with the
the great Manitoba railroad aaystem by
means of the Duluth, Willmar and Sioux
Falls. Hand bills were distributed
yesterday afternoon, calling o meeting
of citizens at the court house in The eye-
ming to take action upon a definate
proposition which had been received
from tho management of the proposed
line and il President Hill or President
Spicer could have been present, he
would have felt like ordering the graders
TO work by sunrise in the morning. 1t
was one OF those enthusiastic gatherings
which Sioux Falls gets up when enthu-
sissm is appropriate, and from this time
forward the grass will have q hard time
IN attempting to grow under the feet of
any OF the folks who take an interest in
the deyelaomentsof the city or want to
make IL all that the possibilities OF she
future open up.
Andrew O. Philips was called to the
chair. and FL. M. Avery chosen score
tRry.
II T. Oorson, local director of the
Duluth, Willmar and Sioux Falls, stated
to the meeting that he had received
from President Spicer and Secretary
4oodhow o definite proposition that the
line would be built at once to Sioux
Falls il the oity would donate $780,
600 and the right-of way from the
county line.
Il. +. Pettigrew moved that the prop.
position be accepted, aud the motion
carried unanimously.
The meeting proceeded at once to
start the machinery Whirling which will
grind out the bonus.
The following committees we're APP
pointed to CANVASS their respective
wards for signatures to a petition re-
questiDg the city council to levy o direct
tax sufficient to Immediately raise the
amount necessary:
First-H. 7. CorsoH, Fl. Il. Hollister,
L. D.. Henry.
Second-L. j. Clark. Geo. w. Lear, j.
w. Parker, il.
Third-J.F F. Norton, W. q. Nelson, 8.
u. Young.
Fourth-eO. F. Weston. Jesse Watson,
VIM. Henley.
On motion of y. "a. Drake, o paper
was prepared and signed right then and
there az o beginning, asking the city
council to levy the direct tax, and
pledging each slgnsr to nse his best en-,
deavor to secure the name Of every ia,
payer within the lmits OF the city.
H. T. Corson moved that q COMMITTEES
OF Ave, with William Van Fps as chair
man, be appointed to wait upon til,
county commissioners at once and ure.
them 20 call o special election for levy
ing . direct tax to aid in securing th,
road. The chair appointed as the re
mainder. OF the committee w. 81. Cor
son, p. p. Peck, N. e. Phillips an,
John Sundbapk.
On motion j. a. Drake, the chair ap
pointed NJ. Gsigsby, q. E. Mckinney
r. f. P~ettiRrew, n. Germ and J. I
Gilbert as Q committee to draw up an,
? circulate for signatures q paper guaral
: teeing to the company the amount q
the aid necessary 70 secure tmmediat
commencement of work on the line.
The meeting adjourned and the spiri
which illed the heart OF every participant
. as he left the hall makes it certain ths
that bonus will be forthcoming with sue
3 expedition and dispatch as will max
. it wonder why in the world 1t might nc
: just as we'll have gone TO work and rail-
ed itself.